Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Control Indicators

We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.

Between 2011 and 2015, 6,925 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (3,435 males and 3,490 females) were diagnosed with cancer.
Between 2011 and 2015, 6,925 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (3,435 males and 3,490 females) were diagnosed with cancer.
In 2011, 66% of breast cancers and 87% of prostate cancers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were diagnosed at an early stage.
In 2011, 66% of breast cancers and 87% of prostate cancers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were diagnosed at an early stage.
Almost half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (40% of males, 50% of females) survived for five years or longer after a cancer diagnosis.
Almost half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (40% of males, 50% of females) survived for five years or longer after a cancer diagnosis.
From 2012-13 to 2018-19, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people smoking daily decreased from 41% to 37%.
From 2012-13 to 2018-19, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people smoking daily decreased from 41% to 37%.
The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 50-69 participating in BreastScreen Australia increased from 25% to 37%.
The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 50-69 participating in BreastScreen Australia increased from 25% to 37%.
Between 2014 and 2018, there were 3,345 deaths due to cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (1,773 males and 1,572 females).
Between 2014 and 2018, there were 3,345 deaths due to cancer among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (1,773 males and 1,572 females).

The follow-up colonoscopy rate within 360 days is lowest in areas that are Remote/Very remote, and of lowest socioeconomic status.

In 2021, the follow-up colonoscopy rate was the lowest in participants living in Remote and Very remote areas (82.6 and 82.3%, respectively). The follow-up diagnostic assessment rate was highest for people living in the highest socioeconomic areas (89.6%) and lowest for those living in the lowest socioeconomic areas (81.5%).

Follow-up colonoscopy rates are lower for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples than the broader Australian community .

In 2021, 76.5% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with a positive FOBT result had a follow-up colonoscopy recorded, compared to 86.1% of their non-Indigenous counterparts.

The follow-up colonoscopy rate within 360 days is higher in females (87.3%) than males (84.2%).

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